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By Inferno's Light Virtual Pack

I didn't do this for EVERY letter, but the first few AtoZ "expansions" had working booster packs of 15 cards, sorted like so: 11 commons (of 112 possibilities), 3 uncommons (of 117 possibilities) and 1 rare (of 107 possibilities). Which means that every time you refresh this page, you will get a different distribution of cards! Makes a nice palate cleanse before heading into the Encyclopedia's C's. Note that Enhanced By Inferno's Light would have been 5 special packs with set card lists, and B's Broken Links would have come in a 40-page box, so those cards aren't in the booster. 
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[C66-70] Cascade to Castal I

It's all been arranged... THE ENTRIES: [66] cascade anomaly (no card required) [67] cascade virus [68] Casey [69] Cassandra [70] Castal I NOTES:  [66] Exists in the Q-Continuum expansion as the dilemma System-Wide Cascade Failure. [67] A disabled ship cannot use any of its attributes or special equipment, or beam personnel. The crew is not disabled however. I've always wanted to make Maquis personnel be a liability, and here your own guys are sabotaging your ship. Sorry, Voyager! Source: "For the Uniform" [68] Casey can lead your personnel through the Ore Processing Unit when Automated Security System is up, or through the Access Tunnels even if opposed, for example. Source: "Brothers" [69] Both effects last until countdown ends. Source: "Paradise" [70] Source: "Suddenly Human" Next up: Chakotay will watch over you. Cards: Cascade Virus, Casey, Arranged Love Interest, Attend Services

[C61-65] Carnivorous to Cartalian

Did someone win an award? THE ENTRIES: [61] carnivorous rastipod [62] Carraya System (no card required) [63] Carrington Award [64] Carson, Ensign [65] Cartalian fever  Decipher's version for comparison: NOTES:  [61] Placing an animal out-of-play represents it being eaten. Spot's undefined STRENGTH counts as zero when facing the Rastipod. Source: Referenced in "Progress"; image from Space Otters website [62] The 2-Player Game gave us this mission as Sensitive Search. [63] A booster for MEDICAL because we hate it when they die, especially in battle. Mimics the nominee-award process. Source: First referenced in "Prophet Motive", but Crusher's was finally seen in "The Next Generation". [64] One of the (then?) missing mission specialists. Sarita Carson eventually got a card in the Blaze of Glory expansion (included for comparison). Source: "Starship Down" [65] This affects both your opponent's HQs and your own. The timing (unique as fa...

[C56-60] Carey to Carmichael

Let's get some cargo... THE ENTRIES: [56] Carey, Joseph [57] cargo bay [58] cargo module [59] Carlson, Jeff [60] Carmichael, Mrs. Decipher's version for comparison: Decipher's version for comparison: NOTES:  [56] The special equipment must be in play. That means no Invasive Transporters unless the Dominion is somehow on the table (most likely because opponent is playing them), for example. Joseph Carey was added to the game in the Voyager expansion, but I would quibble with his universality (included for comparison). Source: "Parallax" [57] Cargo Modules, of course, cannot be reported for free on ships until a card allows for ship-to-ship docking (Docking Clamps will do it). On ships, Cargo Bays may exist on the Saucer Section AND Engineering Section. The Rules of Acquisition expansion gave us an official Cargo Bay (included for comparison), and it may co-exist on a Nor with the AtoZ card. Source: "Datalore" [58] Spring the Equipment you need out of a Mo...

[C51-55] Cardies to Caretaker

Okay, one last Cardassian card, but then we have to move on to Voyager... THE ENTRIES: [51] Cardies [52] cardiostimulator [53] Carema III [54] "Caretaker, Parts I and II" [55] Caretaker  NOTES:  [51] Source: "The Wounded" [52] First off, reporting personnel is going to be difficult since facilities are seeded last. You cannot play your out-of-sequence move between the Facility phase and the first (official) move. If you can get around this however (with an Event, Objective or what have you), you could possibly solve a mission before dilemmas have been seeded under it. In any case, as soon as the Incident found its way on the table, I bet seeding strategies will be affected. For example, you could convince an opponent not to place his Outpost at a certain location by playing an event there. You also get advance notice on your initial hand. Source: "Cathexis" [53] The requirements guarantee you'll be able to play the Fountain right on the mission. Source...

[C46-50] Cardassians to Cardiac

We're not done with Cardassians, not yet... THE ENTRIES: [46] Cardassians (no card required) [47] "Cardassians" [48] Cardaway leaves, stuffed [49] cardiac induction [50] cardiac replacement  NOTES:  [46] Covered by the Cardassian Outpost (Deep Space NIne expansion). [47] The countdown is a very different one. The personnel stopped are actually conducting political manipulations to get the boy (or girl) home. Source: "Cardassians" [48] Either play on yourself to get some free cards out (though at random) OR on your opponent to more or less snafu their Storage Capsule strategy. If they keep their card out of Storage, have at it with Subspace Bubbles and other discarders. Source: "The Cloud" [49] A nice killer/filter. Source: "Samaritan Snare" [50] For the first part to work, everything involved must be present (except for a captive) - the Heart, the Cybernetics and the new transplantee. Source: "Tapestry" Next up: Okay, one last Carda...

[C41-45] Cardassian Neck Trick to Cardassian Underground

More from Cardassia... THE ENTRIES: [41] Cardassian neck trick [42] Cardassian operation guidelines [43] Cardassian phase-disruptor rifle (no card required) [44] Cardassian riding hound [45] Cardassian underground movement  NOTES:  [41] If the Founder morphs, the Event is also discarded. This gives the Dominion a way to infiltrate the Cardassian Union. Source: "Necessary Evil" [42] The Event stays on the table if your ENGINEER is Cardassian. This card becomes necessary because of cards in AtoZ that destroy or damage sites. Repairing a site restores its game text to active status. Source: "The Forsaken" [43] Already exists as an Equipment card in the Deep Space Nine expansion. [44] Cardassian equivalent of a Targ. Events affected by Antigrav become Equipment that can onl be carried with Antigrav. The Hound allows for more flexibility. Source: Referenced in "In Purgatory's Shadow" [45] A function for Cardies, another for their opponents. Source: "Pr...

[C36-40] Captive Pursuit to Cardassian

Heading into Cardassian cards... THE ENTRIES: [36] "Captive Pursuit" [37] carbon reaction chambers [38] Cardassia (no card required) [39] Cardassian Central Command (no card required) [40] Cardassian Embassy on Romulus NOTES:  [36] Source: "Captive Pursuit" [37] The Cardassian need only be present on the station, not at the site. Source: "The Forsaken" [38] Exists as Orb Negotiations in the Deep Space Nine expansion. [39] Covered by Central Command in the Deep Space Nine expansion. [40] Cardassian VIPs report normally, not for free. Might make an affiliation turn its weapons on its own homeworld. :-) Source: Referenced in "Broken Link"; pic is an artist's rendition of Cardassian housing. Next up: More from Cardassia. Cards: Captive Pursuit, Cardassian-Made, Cardassian Embassy

[C31-35] Canar to Captain's Yacht

Some cool Captain Picard stuff... THE ENTRIES: [31] Canar (no card required) [32] Caprice [33] Captain Picard Day [34] "Captain's Holiday" [35] captain's yacht NOTES:  [31] This Artifact already exists as part of the Q-Continuum expansion. [32] Source: "Our Man Bashir" [33] The countdown has no bearing on the Interrupt function. Source: "The Pegasus" [34] Can be played on your own personnel, but also on opponent's. Maybe you don't want their guy to be filtered out of dilemmas, or something. For the strategy-conscious. Source: "Captain's Holiday" [35] I've thrown Nebulas in with the other two because they have the same basic saucer design as the Galaxy. Source: Star Trek: Insurrection Next up: Heading into Cardassian cards. Cards: Caprice, Captain Picard Day, No Rest for the Wicked, Captain's Yacht

[C26-30] Camor V to Camus II

A Lwaxana love interest! (I know, I know, doesn't narrow it down.) THE ENTRIES: [26] Camor V [27] Camorites [28] camouflage field [29] Campio, Minister [30] Camus II NOTES:  [26] Excessively difficult to steal for the Cardassians. Source: "Bloodlines" [27] Source: "Bloodlines" [28] Just trying to make the Long-Range Scan Shielding more useful. Creates a side-deck of Equipment directly reportable to your LRSS ships. My original notes had this as an Objective, but I rather think Incident fits better. Source: "For the Cause" [29] *snicker* Source: "Cost of Living" [30] Sorry about the goofy special game text, but Camus II was the site of the very last TOS episode "Turnabout Intruder", in which Kirk's mind was placed inside that of a woman. Source: Originally seen in TOS's "Turnabout Intruder", referenced in TNG's "Legacy" and "Inheritance" Next up: Some cool Captain Picard stuff. Cards: War Rel...

[C21-25] Calloway to Camelia

A Data card! THE ENTRIES: [21] Calloway, Maddy (no card required) [22] Calogan dog [23] Cambra system [24] Cambridge University [25] camellia NOTES:  [21] Already exists as Calloway in the Basic Set. [22] If the Dog reports on a planet surface (with a personnel, for example), it remains Neutral. Source: Referenced in "Initiations" and "Alliances" [23] Downloadable: Temporal Rift, Temporal Vortex, Temporal Narcosis, etc. Source: TNG's "Firstborn" [24] Lucasian Chair is a card in AtoZ (the L's). Source: "All Good Things..." [25] When a dilemma is uncovered and you are missing, say, Geology, you can download one Geologist to that location. Meeting the requirement, you may now pass the dilemma. Source: "Sub Rosa" Next up: A Lwaxana love interest! (I know, I know, doesn't narrow it down.) Cards: Calogan Dog, Learn Time Travel Method, Professor Data, An Omen Draped in Flowers

[C16-20] Caldos to Callas

We're Alberta bound... THE ENTRIES: [16] Caldos colony [17] Calgary [18] calisthenics program, Klingon [19] Call of the Prophets, The [20] Callas, Maria  NOTES:  [16] As the Candle is an interrupt, it's discarded from hand, of course. Source: "Sub Rosa" [17] Canadian silliness. My original notes had it as an Objective, but included lore; I think it works better as an Event. The title is an homage to a Gordon Lightfoot song. Source: Referenced in "The First Duty" [18] The first function works on a ship with Holodeck special equipment. The second, however, will only work if the ship holds the specific Site card. You may want to draw Away Team battles here (rather than the usual Food court) to make sure your Klingons don't go to the discard pile. Source: "The Emissary" [19] With AtoZ, there are more ways to disrupt the timeline. Think of the points as either a reward for accomplishing this or consolation for having been disrupted by your opponent....